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Constitution: As A Living Document
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What is the amendment about the right to education? What do you think is the importance of this amendment?

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The Parliament has passed the 86th Amendment Act, 2002 to make elementary education a Fundamental Right for children in the age group of 6-14 years. It states that 'The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine.' This amendment also proposed to bring in a follow up legislation with detailed mechanism to implement this act.

This amendment has a far-reaching significance. The State can now force any guardian or parent to send his/her child to school. Also any person can move to the courts for directions if the state fails in its endeavour.

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